California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2km NNE of Carson, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Carson, CA on Thu, May 11, 1933, 11:20 PM GMT-8 (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3km N of Long Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-05-12 07:20:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.846° N, 118.274° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.82km WSW of Downey, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.55km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.05km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.65km E of San Pedro, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.92km SE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.634km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.132km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.79km WSW of Mead Valley, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.62km NE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.92km NNE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.118km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.15km W of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.529km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.212km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.02km N of Fountain Valley, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.22km NNE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.43km SW of Westminster, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.62km WNW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.65km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.16km SW of Laguna Niguel, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.52km WNW of Rossmoor, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.79km NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.41km WSW of Westminster, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 3.44km NE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.714km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.535km WNW of Avalon, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.21km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.33km WSW of Costa Mesa, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.12km S of Santa Ana, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.29km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.74km S of Long Beach, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.516km NW of Avalon, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.74km NNE of Wrightwood, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.66km ENE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.92km W of Garden Grove, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 4.03km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.92km NNE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.84km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.95km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.92km S of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.76km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.05km W of Signal Hill, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.42km ESE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.13km WNW of El Segundo, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.33km NNE of Villa Park, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.82km NNW of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.712km SW of Lakeland Village, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.70km SSW of Santa Ana, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.22km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.94km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.22km W of Lakewood, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.64km W of Santa Paula, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.51km ESE of Rossmoor, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.72km SSE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.03km W of Rossmoor, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.75km SSW of Compton, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.65km ESE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.83km ENE of Ontario, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.93km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.72km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.23km SSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.33km SE of Westminster, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.73km WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.53km SSE of Lakewood, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.52km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.012km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.72km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.24km W of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.32km NW of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.93km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.86km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.72km W of Newport Beach, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.02km W of Westminster, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.82km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.920km S of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.94km E of Fountain Valley, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.